On Thursday, the UEFA Europa League group stage second round matches were played.
An intriguing duel at the "Eastlands" stadium between the local "Man City" and Turin's "Juventus" teams ended in a 1-1 draw - Vincenzo Iaquinta scored in the 11th minute with a precise shot, and Adam Johnson responded in the first half.
Similarly, Steven Gerrard's "Liverpool" team failed to secure a victory in the away match against "Utrecht," ending in a goalless draw.
Last year's tournament champions, Madrid's "Atletico" footballers, recorded a 1-1 draw against Leverkusen's "Bayer" club in front of their own fans.
The Dortmund "Borussia" - "Sevilla" match ended in a minimal 1-0 victory for the visitors.
Results:
Group A:
Poznan's "Lech" 2 - 0 "Salzburg" 47' [1 - 0] M. Arboleda 80' [2 - 0] S. Peszko
"Man City" 1 - 1 Turin's "Juventus" 11' [0 - 1] V. Iaquinta 37' [1 - 1] A. Johnson
Group table:
1. Poznan's "Lech" 4 2. "Man City" 4 3. Turin's "Juventus" 2 4. "Salzburg" 0
Group B:
Madrid's "Atletico" 1 - 1 Leverkusen's "Bayer" 39' [0 - 1] E. Derdiyok 51' [1 - 1] Simao (penalty)
"Rosenborg" 2 - 1 Salonika's "Aris" 37' [1 - 0] M. Moldskred 43' [1 - 1] C. Ruiz 68' [2 - 1] R. Prica
Deividas Cesnauskis ("Aris") appeared on the pitch in the 82nd minute.
Group table:
1. Leverkusen's "Bayer" 4 2. "Rosenborg" 3 3. Salonika's "Aris" 3 4. Madrid's "Atletico" 1
Group C:
"Gent" 1 - 1 "Lille" 5' [1 - 0] S.D. Smet 21' [1 - 1] P.A. Frau
Lisbon's "Sporting" 5 - 0 Sofia's "Levski" 30' [1 - 0] D. Carrico 43' [2 - 0] Maniche 53' [3 - 0] D. Salomao 61' [4 - 0] H. Postiga 79' [5 - 0] M. Fernandez
Group table:
1. Lisbon's "Sporting" 6 2. Sofia's "Levski" 3 3. "Gent" 1 4. "Lille" 1
Group D:
Salonika's PAOK 1 - 0 Zagreb's "Dinamo" 56' [1 - 0] V. Ivic
"Villarreal" 2 - 1 "Brugge" 41' [1 - 0] G. Rossi 45' [1 - 1] R. Donk 56' [2 - 1] J.G. Rodriguez
R. Vargas was sent off the pitch in the 27th minute ("Brugge").
Group table:
1. Salonika's PAOK 4 2. Zagreb's "Dinamo" 3 3. "Villarreal" 3 4. "Brugge" 1
Group E:
Borisov's BATE 4 - 1 Alkmaar's AZ 5' [1 - 0] V. Rodionov 49' [2 - 0] A. Kontsevoy 77' [3 - 0] R. Bressan (penalty) 83' [4 - 0] E. Olekhnovich 89' [4 - 1] K. Sigthorsson
18' A. Kontsevoy (BATE) missed a penalty kick
Tiraspol's "Sheriff" 2 - 0 Kiev's "Dynamo" 8' [1 - 0] A. Erokhin 37' [2 - 0] J. Franca (penalty)
Group table:
1. Borisov's BATE 4 2. Alkmaar's AZ 3 3. Tiraspol's "Sheriff" 3 4. Kiev's "Dynamo" 1
Group F:
Moscow's CSKA 3 - 0 Prague's "Sparta" 72' [1 - 0] S. Doumbia 84' [2 - 0] M. Gonzalez (penalty) 86' [3 - 0] S. Doumbia
David Semberas ("CSKA") played the entire match.
"Palermo" 1 - 0 Lausanne-Sport's Lozanne 79' [1 - 0] G. Migliaccio
Group table:
1. Moscow's CSKA 6 2. Prague's "Sparta" 3 3. "Palermo" 3 4. Lausanne-Sport's Lozanne 0
Group G:
Split's "Hajduk" 1 - 0 Brussels' "Anderlecht" 90' [1 - 0] A. Vukusic
St. Petersburg's "Zenit" 4 - 2 Athens' AEK 1' [1 - 0] T. Hubocan 13' [2 - 0] B. Alves 37' [2 - 1] N. Liberopoulos 43' [3 - 1] D. Lazovic (penalty) 57' [4 - 1] D. Lazovic 83' [4 - 2] P. Kafes (penalty)
C.J. Nasuti (AEK) was sent off the pitch in the 41st minute.
Group table:
1. St. Petersburg's "Zenit" 6 2. Athens' AEK 3 3. Split's "Hajduk" 3 4. Brussels' "Anderlecht" 0
Group H:
"Odense" 1 - 2 "Stuttgart" 72' [0 - 1] Z. Kuzmanovic 78' [1 - 1] A. Johansson 86' [1 - 2] M. Harnik
Bern's Young Boys 2 - 0 Madrid's Getafe 11' [1 - 0] D. Degen 64' [2 - 0] D. Degen
Group table:
1. "Stuttgart" 6 2. Bern's Young Boys 3 3. Madrid's Getafe 3 4. "Odense" 0
Group I:
Kharkiv's "Metalist" 0 - 2 Eindhoven's PSV 27' [0 - 1] B. Dzsudzsak (penalty) 30' [0 - 2] M. Berg
C.C. Villagra ("Metalist") was sent off the pitch in the 26th minute.
Genoa's "Sampdoria" 1 - 0 "Debrecen" 18' [1 - 0] G. Pazzini (penalty)
Mindaugas Malinauskas ("Debrecen") played the entire match.
Group table:
1. Genoa's "Sampdoria" 4 2. Eindhoven's PSV 4 3. Kharkiv's "Metalist" 3 4. "Debrecen" 0
Group J:
Dortmund's "Borussia" 0 - 1 "Sevilla" 45' [ 0 - 1] L. Cigarini
M. Schmelzer ("Borussia") was sent off the pitch in the 49th minute.
PSG 2 - 0 Lviv's "Karpaty" 4' [1 - 0] C. Jallet 20' [2 - 0] Nene
Group table:
1. PSG 6 2. "Sevilla" 3 3. Dortmund's "Borussia" 3 4. Lviv's "Karpaty" 0
Group K:
"Utrecht" 0 - 0 "Liverpool"
Bucharest's "Steaua" 3 - 3 "Napoli" 2' [1 - 0] S.E. Cribari (own goal) 12' [2 - 0] C. Tanase 16' [3 - 0] P. Kapetanos 44' [3 - 1] L. Vitale 73' [3 - 2] M. Hamsik 90' [3 - 3] E. Cavani
P. Kapetanos ("Steaua") was sent off the pitch in the 31st minute.
Group table:
1. "Liverpool" 4 2. "Napoli" 2 3. "Utrecht" 2 4. Bucharest's "Steaua" 1
Group L:
Sofia's CSKA 0 - 1 "Porto" 16' [0 - 1] R. Falcao
Vienna's "Rapid" 1 - 2 Istanbul's "Besiktas" 51' [1 - 0] V. Kavlak 55' [1 - 1] F. Holosko 63' [1 - 2] Bobo
Group table:
1. "Porto" 6 2. Istanbul's "Besiktas" 6 3. Sofia's CSKA 0 4. Vienna's "Rapid" 0